Pedro Alcalá

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Alcalá and the second or maternal family name is Guirado.
Pedro Alcalá
Alcalá with Girona in 2016
Personal information
Full name Pedro Alcalá Guirado
Date of birth (1989-03-19) 19 March 1989 (age 35)
Place of birth Mazarrón, Spain
Height 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Cartagena
Number 4
Youth career
2005–2006 Ranero
2006–2007 Málaga
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007 Málaga B 2 (0)
2007–2010 Málaga 1 (0)
2007–2008 → Alcorcón (loan) 23 (0)
2008–2009 → Marbella (loan) 33 (2)
2009–2010 → Real Unión (loan) 15 (0)
2010–2011 Getafe B 29 (2)
2011–2013 Almería B 63 (3)
2013–2014 Murcia 9 (0)
2014–2015 Llagostera 33 (2)
2015–2020 Girona 132 (7)
2020–2021 Cádiz 13 (0)
2021– Cartagena 109 (2)
International career
2006 Spain U17 4 (0)
2009 Spain U20 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 November 2024

Pedro Alcalá Guirado (born 19 March 1989) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for FC Cartagena as a central defender.

Club career

Born in Mazarrón, Region of Murcia, Alcalá was a product of Málaga CF's youth academy. He appeared once for the first team in the 2006–07 season, with the Andalusians in the Segunda División. Subsequently, he spent two years on loan in Segunda División B, with AD Alcorcón and UD Marbella.

In late August 2009, another season-long loan was arranged as Alcalá joined recently promoted club Real Unión.[1] After being relegated from the second division and having played less than half of the league's matches, his contract with Málaga expired and was not renewed, so the player was released; soon afterwards, he joined Getafe CF's reserves in the third tier.

Alcalá signed with UD Almería's B team in the summer of 2011, again as a free agent.[2] The following week, he was called to the main squad for preseason.[3]

In July 2013, Alcalá moved to division two side Real Murcia.[4][5] Exactly one year later, having featured sparingly in his only season, he joined UE Llagostera.[6]

On 30 August 2015, Alcalá signed for fellow league team Girona FC after agreeing to a four-year deal.[7] He was an undisputed starter the following campaigns, achieving promotion to La Liga in 2017.

Alcalá made his debut in the top flight on 19 August 2017, starting in a 2–2 home draw against Atlético Madrid.[8] He scored his first goal in the competition seven days later, the game's only in a home victory over Málaga CF.[9]

On 5 October 2020, Alcalá signed a two-year deal with top-tier Cádiz CF after terminating his contract with Girona.[10] The following 13 August, he moved to second division side FC Cartagena on a contract of the same duration.[11]

Career statistics

As of match played 15 February 2021[12][13]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Málaga B 2006–07 Segunda División B 2 0 — — 2 0
Málaga 2006–07 Segunda División 1 0 0 0 — 1 0
Alcorcón (loan) 2007–08 Segunda División B 23 0 0 0 — 23 0
Marbella (loan) 2008–09 Segunda División B 32 2 0 0 1[a] 0 33 2
Real Unión (loan) 2009–10 Segunda División 15 0 1 0 — 16 0
Getafe B 2010–11 Segunda División B 29 2 — — 29 2
Almería B 2011–12 Segunda División B 29 2 — — 29 2
2012–13 34 1 — — 34 1
Total 63 3 0 0 0 0 63 3
Murcia 2013–14 Segunda División 9 0 0 0 — 9 0
Llagostera 2014–15 Segunda División 33 2 0 0 — 33 2
2015–16 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
Total 33 2 0 0 0 0 33 2
Girona 2015–16 Segunda División 32 1 1 0 — 33 1
2016–17 39 4 1 0 — 40 4
2017–18 La Liga 8 1 0 0 — 8 1
2018–19 25 1 4 1 — 29 2
2019–20 Segunda División 28 0 2 0 — 30 0
2020–21 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
Total 132 7 8 1 0 0 140 8
Cádiz 2020–21 La Liga 10 0 1 0 — 11 0
Career total 349 16 10 1 1 0 360 17
  1. ^ Appearance(s) in Promotion Playoffs

Honours

Spain U20

References

  1. ^ Alcalá jugará cedido en el Real Unión (Alcalá will play on loan to Real Unión); Málaga CF, 24 August 2009 (in Spanish)
  2. ^ Pedro Alcalá ficha por el Almería B (Pedro Alcalá signs for Almería B) Archived 28 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine; Murcia Todo Deporte, 22 July 2011 (in Spanish)
  3. ^ Alcalá e Iriarte, dos jugadores más del filial que se incorporan a la primera plantilla (Alcalá and Iriarte, two more "B"'s added to the first team) [dead link‍]; UD Almería, 31 July 2011 (in Spanish)
  4. ^ El Murcia ficha a Pedro Alcalá (Murcia sign Pedro Alcalá); Marca, 18 July 2013 (in Spanish)
  5. ^ El club Grana invierte en Murcia y en altura (Crimson club bets on Murcia and height); Interdeportes, 18 July 2013 (in Spanish)
  6. ^ Arriben Querol i Alcalá. Ratti i Nuha faran la pretemporada (Querol and Alcalá arrive. Ratti and Nuha will make the pre-season); UE Llagostera, 14 July 2014 (in Catalan)
  7. ^ Alcalá, nuevo jugador del Girona (Alcalá, new player of Girona) Archived 24 September 2015 at the Wayback Machine; Girona FC, 30 August 2015 (in Spanish)
  8. ^ El ADN del Atlético no se ficha (You can't sign Atlético's DNA); Marca, 19 August 2017 (in Spanish)
  9. ^ Alcalá derriba la puerta del Málaga y el Girona hace historia (Alcalá breaks down door of Málaga and Girona make history); Diario AS, 26 August 2017 (in Spanish)
  10. ^ "Pedro Alcalá apuntala la zaga" [Pedro Alcalá bolsters the defence] (in Spanish). Cádiz CF. 5 October 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
  11. ^ "Pedro Alcalá, contundencia y liderazgo para la zaga albinegra" [Pedro Alcalá, strength and leadership to the white-and-black defence] (in Spanish). FC Cartagena. 3 August 2021. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
  12. ^ Pedro Alcalá at BDFutbol
  13. ^ Pedro Alcalá at Soccerway
  14. ^ ITA – ESP 1:2 (0:0) Archived 15 February 2012 at the Wayback Machine; Pescara 2009, 4 July 2009